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    Water leak through ceiling

    Hi all, I had a short water leak through my bathroom ceiling due to a burst pipe in the neighbour's flat above. The water drained through the openings for the halogen lights. The damage looks very minimal - a small hairline crack has appeared in the ceiling and there is no smell of damp...
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    Repainting short, localised water leak in bathroom ceiling

    Hi Everyone, I recently had a burst pipe send a stream of water through the ceiling of my bathroom. The water funneled through the openings for the halogen lights. A plumber was called out to stop the leak in the flat above. There are no visible signs of damage aside from a small hairline...
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    Fitting Electric Shower to Exposed Chrome Setup

    Hi everyone, I have an exposed chrome mains-fed shower in which the pipe leads off from the mixer tap just above the bath tub (see pic). My boiler packed in recently, and I want to install an electric shower as it's more economical than heating a tank just for a shower. I would be grateful...
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    Hansgrohe kitchen mixer tap leak

    Hi Everyone, My Hansgrohe Allegra mixer tap is leaking quite badly. I need to order a new washer but not sure what range of wasters this tap has. Please can anyone advise on the sizes of washers common to thus type of tap? //www.diynot.com/network/mplar/albums/22204/83180
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    Hansgrohe kitchen mixer tap leak

    Hi Everyone, My Hansgrohe Allegra mixer tap is leaking quite badly. I need to order a new washer but not sure what range of wasters this tap has. Please can anyone advise on the sizes of washers common to thus type of tap? //www.diynot.com/network/mplar/albums/22204/83180[/url]
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    Shower hot water tap jammed, safety button pressed

    Hi everyone, I have a grohe shower and with a dual tap arrangement (one controlling the flow and the other for temperature adjustment). The tap controlling the volume of hot water has a safety button on it which needs to be depressed before it can be turned. The problem is that the tap...
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    Electric Towel Heating Rail - installation problem

    Hi everyone, Please help! I ordered a 600W electric towel warmer for my bathroom (there is no heater inside) and got an electrician to install it. He was utterly rude and arrogant and I think he botched the job (charging £380). He fixed the heater to the bathroom wall and connected the...
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    Fiesta main beam lights won't turn off

    Hi everyone, I have a Ford Fiesta and the main beam lights would not turn off this morning even after several attempts to switch them off. I understand it could be a problem with the switching in either the steering column or the relay under the bonnet (or both) and I want to order parts but...
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    AEG Lavamat L12710 VIT - carbon brushes?

    Hi, I cannot seem to locate replacement carbon brushes for this model on any of the usual appliance spares sites. Can anyone help? Will a generic AEG carbon brush do, or does this model take something a bit different and unique? Many thanks, M xx
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    INDESIT 1WB5123 - belt slipping off repeatedly

    The drum belt for this slipped off over the weekend even before the washing cycle. I reattached the belt to the main wheel on the drum, but noticed that it did not sit centrally after a couple of revolutions. It kept moving its way towards the drum, but stopped when about 2-3mm of the belt was...
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    Bosch Exxcel 1200 Express

    Please could anyone let me know where I can get a replacement front door to the above washing machine. The glass on mine shattered by itself last night. Any help would be gratefully appreciated. michelle
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    Bosch Exxel 1200 Express: won't spin

    Hi everyone, The spin cycle wouldn't work after a wash, but there was no water in the drum, suggesting the pump had removed most of it. The clothes were of course more wet than normal as there was no spin. I removed the filter and found lollipop sticks in there. Removed these and replaced the...
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